Swingman Ira Newble has decided to sign a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, choosing them over the Cavs.

A source said the Cavs offered Newble a spot on the team Wednesday, but the two sides could not agree on certain terms of his return. No deal has been finalized with L.A., but it sounds like he'll sign with them soon.

Ira Newble played 11 minutes in his Sonics debut, finishing with two points and one assist.

Newble and Adrian Griffin (zero points in three minutes) were supposedly going to play more minutes with the Sonics short-handed, but obviously that didn't happen. Neither guy should interest owners, outside of the very deepest leagues.

Ira Newble got another start for the Cavaliers and scored a season-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds and two steals.

He sealed the win with a late dunk, but despite starting the last eight games due to Cleveland injuries, has scored more than four points just twice over that stretch. Damon Jones came off the bench and added 13 points and three 3-pointers for the injury-depleted Cavs, but it's hard to imagine either player offering much fantasy value going forward.

Depth Charts

Magic Johnson said he wants Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to "set the tone on defense."

Magic went out of his way to praise KCP for what he brings on the defensive end, and really stressed how the Lakers want to "run, run, run" next season. Caldwell-Pope will be going from a Detroit team that ranked in the bottom-8 in pace last season, to a Lakers squad that was in the top-6 in pace last year, so that can only help his fantasy value. Inefficient shooting will likely hold him to a late-round evaluation, but he'll be worth a late-round look for those seeking some points, steals and triples.

Josh Hart (ankle) will not play the Summer League championship game against the Trail Blazers on Monday.

The ankle injury kept Hart off the court for all but two Summer League games, but he'll be fine by the time training camp rolls around. It'll be tough for Hart to factor much into the rotation during his rookie season with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jordan Clarkson ahead of him on the depth chart.

Lopez has recently been dealing with some back spasms, but he should be able to get that under control with some rest, and he still has a good amount of time before the regular season begins. BroLo doesn't have a history with back issues, so hopefully, this won't be something that lingers into the regular season. He should have a nice year as one of the leading scorers in Los Angeles, so feel free to look his way in the 40-50 range on draft day.